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Stagecoach route 13 – Sat/Sun/Mon 15-17 July

GCP’s contractors will be closing the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout, from 6am on Saturday 15th July until 6am on Monday 17th July. They have also booked a contingency weekend for 22nd – 24th July for further possible overnight closure, but hope to complete the works in full during the first weekend.

In the evening of Wednesday 12th July Stagecoach East belatedly issued a service update for route 13 over the weekend 15th-17th July.

Image of the service update.
Click the image above to visit the service 13 update

A PDF giving “full disruption information” is available by clicking on this link.

However, no mention was* made of arrangements for the 04:55 Haverhill Ann Suckling Road departure on on Monday 17th July. This is due at Linton High St 05:44; Abington School 05:53; Addenbrooke’s 06:08 and Cambridge Drummer Street Bus station 06:28.

This journey was* scheduled through the road closure ahead of the road’s scheduled re-opening.

Scroll down to see the update for Monday morning.
(* Tenses altered from ‘is’ to ‘was’ following the latest update from Stagecoach

A1307 diversionary route 6am Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July Click the image to view/download a higher resolution PDF
A1307 diversionary route 6am Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July
Click the image to view/download a higher resolution PDF

Given the lack of passenger information, and the proximity of the date for the works, this was raised with GCP Board members Cllr Mike Davey (Cambridge city), Cllr Elisa Meschini (Cambs county) and Cllr Brian Milnes (South Cambridgeshire) Cc: Councillor Anna Smith (Cambridge city, and political lead on transport at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority).

I am concerned about bus service arrangements (route 13) for the A1307 road closure, 15-17 July 2023.

Given the lack of response to my email [to the GCP and Stagecoach, on 22 June 2023 at 12:00] I thought it wise to raise this as a urgent matter at the political level of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Board, with Councillor Anna Smith Cc-ed in her capacity as political lead on transport with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

I received no reply [to that earlier email] from any recipient. Nor is there any information on the Stagecoach website about what changes there will be to route 13 from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July.

Cambridge Area Bus Users are now receiving queries about this service.

I would be grateful if this could be urgently investigated and publicity for intending passengers made available.

Secretary, Cambridge Area Bus Users email, Monday, July 10, 2023 16:09

Cambridge Area Bus Users would like to put on record thanks to Cambridge City Councillor Anna Smith, in her capacity as political lead on transport (and Deputy Mayor) at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and the Combined Authority’s Public Transport Team for their active intervention.

Update: 1st service on Monday 17th July

Image shows information readable in linked webpage
Click the above image to visit the service Update on the Stagecoach website

A1307 road closure, 15-17 July

How will this affect Stagecoach’s route 13?

(We don’t know. Do Stagecoach? Do the Greater Cambridge Partnership?)

GCP’s contractors will be closing the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout, from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July. They have also booked a contingency weekend for 22 – 24 July for further possible overnight closure, but hope to complete the works in full the previous weekend.

A1307 diversionary route 6am Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July Click the image to view/download a higher resolution PDF
A1307 diversionary route 6am Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July
Click the image to view/download a higher resolution PDF

The Linton Greenway works from Hildersham to Dale Head Foods has been substantially completed, and the pathway and road are fully open. 

Our original intention was to complete the planned carriageway surfacing by closing the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout weekdays overnight, and diverting traffic on National Highways roads.

However, we have now been advised that it is only possible to use this diversion at weekends.  

Greater Cambridge Partnership email, 21 Jun 2023, at 10:50

Our secretary promptly raised this with the GCP and senior management at Stagecoach East.

I note that there will be a road closure of the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout (save for local access) from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July 2023,  for re-surfacing.

This will impact upon Stagecoach East’s route 13 Cambridge – Haverhill which operates 7 days/week providing important links to Addenbrooke’s and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Has the Greater Cambridge Partnership, prior to this announcement, liaised with Stagecoach East to agree suitable diversionary routing for this key bus service throughout the resurfacing work?

Secretary, Cambridge Area Bus Users email, 22 June 2023 at 12:00

At the time of posting, we have received no response from Stagecoach nor from the GCP.

Stagecoach’s Service Updates (East) page has no mention of changes to route 13 on these dates.

Given the lack of passenger information, and the proximity of the date for the works, this was raised with GCP Board members Cllr Mike Davey (Cambridge city), Cllr Elisa Meschini (Cambs county) and Cllr Brian Milnes (South Cambridgeshire) Cc: Councillor Anna Smith (Cambridge city, and political lead on transport at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority).

I am concerned about bus service arrangements (route 13) for the A1307 road closure, 15-17 July 2023.

Given the lack of response to my email [to the GCP and Stagecoach] I thought it wise to raise this as a urgent matter at the political level of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Board, with Councillor Anna Smith Cc-ed in her capacity as political lead on transport with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

I received no reply [to that earlier email] from any recipient. Nor is there any information on the Stagecoach website about what changes there will be to route 13 from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July.

Cambridge Area Bus Users are now receiving queries about this service.

I would be grateful if this could be urgently investigated and publicity for intending passengers made available.

Secretary, Cambridge Area Bus Users email, Monday, July 10, 2023 16:09

A brief, but prompt and helpful, response was forthcoming from Cllr Anna Smith…

Thanks,

I’ve forwarded this to officers and ask that we leverage this with Stagecoach.

Anna

Cllr Anna Smith (Cambridge City – Coleridge) email, 10 Jul 2023, at 16:40,

Cambridge Area Bus Users would like to help intending passengers with a service update.
However, we are awaiting information.